The APS Interest Group on Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology is calling for nominations from graduates of fourth year, Masters by coursework, and/or their supervisors, for the GLIP Award. The value of the GLIP Award is $250 and the winner will be announced at the annual conference of the APS and in InPsych.

The Award is intended to promote and encourage excellence in research into psychological issues of same-sex attraction and to acknowledge and reward psychology graduates for their contribution to research into such issues.

Award criteria

Applications will be received from students who have completed a fourth year or Masters by coursework research report or thesis, as part of an APAC-accredited psychology program in 2009-10.

Applications will be judged by a committee on their scientific merit, contribution to the field of psychology and relevance to same-sex attracted people.

Closing date & submission

Nominations are to be made by submitting two (2) copies of the thesis to the coordinator of the selection committee (details below). Students should submit both their literature review and their research paper, if their thesis is comprised of two separate components.

  • Dr Damien Riggs
    School of Psychology
    The University of Adelaide
    South Australia 5005

Nominations close 31 October 2010.

Previous winners

2009  Not awarded 
2008  Not awarded  
2007  Greg Fell
Working with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients: A workshop 
2006

Louise Du Chesne, Charles Sturt University
The Subjective Experience of the Lesbian (M)other: An Exploration of the Construction of Lesbian Maternal Identity  
2005  Carolyn Ellis, University of South Australia 

2004

Sharon Dane, University of Queensland
 Taking a closer look: the role of perceived heterosexual acceptance and perceived support from sexual minority friends and predicting same-sex attracted youths' wellbeing

2003

Bernadette Spencer, Macquarie University
The role of differentiation of self and internalised homophobia in couple formation and dyadic adjustment in lesbians

2002

Mr Aydin Karacanta, Macquarie University  

 

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